Keeper of the Ritual (Paperback)

Shey Marque

ISBN 10: 1760800236 / ISBN 13: 9781760800239

Published by UWA Publishing, Crawley, WA, 2019

About this Item

Paperback. Shey Marque's debut full collection is wonderfully responsive to the complexity and sensuality of ocean, bush, animals, art and human relationships. The poems are always wryly intelligent, self-aware and carefully crafted, across an impressive variety of forms. She brings to this rich collection the forensic eye, curiosity and insight of both the scientist and the artist, revealing how much they have in common. 'Keeper of the Ritual gives us a welcome new voice in Australian poetry.' - Philip Neils 'Keeper of the Ritual gives us a welcome new voice in Australian poetry.' - Philip Neils Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Keeper of the Ritual (Paperback)
• Publisher: UWA Publishing, Crawley, WA
• Publication Date: 2019
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1760800236
• ISBN 13: 9781760800239
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

Shey Marque’s debut full collection is wonderfully responsive to the complexity and sensuality of ocean, bush, animals, art and human relationships. The poems are always wryly intelligent, self-aware and carefully crafted, across an impressive variety of forms. She brings to this rich collection the forensic eye, curiosity and insight of both the scientist and the artist, revealing how much they have in common. Keeper of the Ritual gives us a welcome new voice in Australian poetry. —Philip Neilsen

About the Author

Shey Marque has a Master of Arts in creative writing and was Coordinator of The Katharine Susannah Prichard Writers’ Centre where she currently coordinates the Hospital Poets Program. Her award-winning poetry has appeared in journals, including Cordite Poetry Review, Westerly, and Award Winning Australian Writing. Shey was the inaugural recipient of the Queensland Poetry Festival’s Emerging Older Poet Mentorship Award in 2018. Keeper of the Ritual, shortlisted in the 2017 Noel Rowe Poetry Award for an unpublished manuscript, is her first full collection.